Game of simulated golf played with darts



Oct. 3, 1933.

C. J. SELL El AL GAIE OF SIMULATED GOLF PLAYED WITH DARTS Filed April 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Z3 n W11 fo/r/a L 24 Char-Zea J. Se!! Harry fi. )V5/francy @515 G 'o'zn @y OCf- A3, 1933. c. J. sELl. Er AL 1,928,768

GANE 0F SIMULATED GOLF PLAYED WITH DARTS Filed April 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mmn' l n 3 @autom 521 l *I 'E ('harIed/LJ'. Sell & Par.5 Par-.4, PanSgL Pdr I Pan5 Y R. Kenney. 20 1f/tcm Patented Oct. 3, 1933 ENT oFFICE GAME oF SIMULATED GOLF PLAYED WI'rH 1 VnAR'rs Charles J. Sell, Jackson Heights, Y., Harry R. AMcKenney, Cranford, N. J.

Application April 25, 1931. Seal No.- 532,743

5 Claims.

This invention relates to games, and more particularly toa game of simulated golf played by means of various types of darts representing golf clubs and associated golf ball, and ytargets representing holes of a golf course.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a fascinating and competitive game of skill of the'dart and target type, which simulates a game of outdoor golf in regard to rules of play and scoring, in the various golf clubs used, and in the trials of 'advancing the play from the tee to cup in playing various holes having different hazards and yardage.

One embodiment of the invention consists in the provision of a plurality of darts varying in size, Weight and iin-area corresponding to the characteristics of the various types of golf clubs and the provision of a plurality of target diagrams in colors representing the holes of different par value of a fanciful golf course or a facsimile of an actual golf course, whereby one or more players can advance and throw the darts at the fairways, greens and cups on'the targets from various distances and angles according to guiding rules which are based on the standard rules of golf so as to enable the players to use their skill and lto score the number of strokes the same as in a real game of outdoor golf.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following de-` scription when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, Y

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a target board supporting a rotatable roll of cloth or paper on which yis depicted eighteen separate and distinct holes of a golf course;

Fig. 2 is an end View thereof partly in section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the target cloth showing hole No. 1 of a golf course;

Fig. 6 is another fragmentary view of the target cloth showing hole No. 2 of the particular golf course;

Fig. '7 is a miniature fragmentary front elevational view of the target cloth or paper unrolled, showing several holes of an eighteen hole golf course; 1

Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive are perspective views of darts of different construction representing the driver, mashie, putter and niblick golf clubs respectively; and

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 8 showing the angular positionof the guide ns on the driver, mashie and putter darts. v

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views, 20 represents a roll of target cloth or paper on which is depicted in colors eighteenholes of a known orfanciful golf course. The left hand end of the roll 20 (Fig. 1) is secured to Va wood spindle 22 by tacks' 23. This spindle is removably mounted in a frame 24, the front or target board 25 of which may be made of wood, cardboard, papier@ mch or any suitable perforable composition or material capable of supporting a Weighted dart when the sharp point thereof has penetrated it. A bearing block 30 is hinged to the frame 24, whereby the block can be swung back and the spindle 22 removed to permit the insertion of another roll depicting holes of an entirely different golf course. The block 30 has a steel spring 32 normally engaging a depression 33 in the frame to lock the block in its closed or operative position. At the other end of the frame 2.4 another spindle. 35 is mounted having a slot 36 in Which a tapered end 37 (Fig. 7) of the target cloth 20 is inserted so that the cloth can be moved at intervalsto display thevarious golf holes as the play progresses from the first hole to the eighteenth hole. Secured to the target board 25 are two undercut strips- 38-38 which, as seen from Figs. 3 and 4 keep the cloth 20 in contact with the target board. The spindles 22 and 35 are provided with handles 39 and 40, respectively, so that the spindles can be manually rotatedV to unroll and reroll the target cloth 20. Flat springs 4 1-41 bear against a portion of the periphery of each spindle to hold the spindles from idly rotating and thus maintain the cloth in a taut condition over the target board 25.

Upon the completion of play at the eighteenth hole by all players the cloth can be wound back onto the spindle 22 by turning the handle 39 to again bring the first hole Vover the target board 25 or to completely reroll the target cloth so thaty it may be replaced by another roll depicting holes of a different golf course. In place of using the roll of target cloth20, eighteen separate sheetsof any suitable material can be used on which are shown the various 18 holes of any desired golf course.

Four darts, 43 to 46, inclusive, (Figs. 8-11), `designated and identified by different colored handles and vconstruction are used by the players f hs to be thrown from varying distances and angles at the golf course target. The driver dart 43 (Fig. 8). is the largest of the set of four darts and is so constructed that it has a long shank 47 made of wood, having ahead 48 in which a needle 49v dart. The putter dart l45 (Fig. 10) is shorterv than the mashie dart, the feather guides are longer and the weight is sligtlyincrealseilz ter club in a game of outdoor golf. A'Ifehe ffniblick dart 46 (Fig. 11) is aboutthe sainesi'zeasl the mashie dart, except that there are only two feather gies o'rjn'h's sa-szispaceuzionegrees apart',` wleresfa1l` f 'theotherd i e o e f in Figs". a't' ldih'cmsive 'have' nm'e hhs" spaced 1,2 0'de'grees apart. l The niblickfdart is`th'us` constructed 'to Vreduire greater skill"l on' the part of `the py'ritq throw'ti da'r'tjacc''aiy; and a' rsychoio'gicaijhzd is'pr'shpedjas is the case whenA a'fplayei"r on an 'outdoor gflf'course' is in a' sand trap forfbeliind abunke'r; `lcorseduently` this dart'vis vusedin recovering" fromalll'traps and bnlrsl According' 'to ohe'ehlbodi'hht ofthe invention, each hole o'f the" golf course, representing' a golf gren'ffairwayand hazardsl, withthe cup" in the green,` shown' on" the'` cloth" 20 'asf a 'target area: approximating'a 'sizeof 11"inch1esby '6"inche's. A bi'ue cr'1'55; three' inches. in diameter, and a' 'red circle 5,6,A 3A o'f an" inch' in diameter, are concentric' with t'lhe black cup 57, oan inchjin' di'ain'jeter. Th 'fairways' 5.8 mi par 4 and l5" hores' are sharm' ih iight' green and' arej.hb'hn'dedI by' red "unes '59 friig a" rectangle; which, in' 'the' 'case-'of a par 51 here '(r'ig". 5'), is 'divided byiabickgcrqss une 6o to repres'eritl two driving;k distances" of approxi mately 20'0 yardseach'.' The g'if "greehfsr at'the cup 57 is" depicted greenish''yellow an'd sand t'ra'psV szsz'ihda'rk' brown;7 Darkigeeh 'represent' bunkers'css and brue Ldepictsa water hazard 64' (Fig. '1)1. The gqirgrjeehfs 161,- fairways 58 and ,j hazards f 624-464" arev drawn" to scale suffl'cie'ntly toii approximate" actual' conditions as vfound on an outdoor golffciurse.'l .l

In playing' the' g'ain'e ,of djrtjgolf th'e frar'ne`24 'isff nungen awan` 65 (Figi 2i ojr'l suspended@ placed on' :anyfsui'tablefsupport sovfthat'thef cloth target is'in 'ah' upright@perpendicular position, th'e Horizontal center line' there() being approxi; mately cna level'wthy the players's'houlder's. Distances 'of 3,4, 5, and 6`feetv'a're" marked 'off on then'o'r directly' in font'ofthe target -oh' anne atI right angles 'thereto and thev player' throws th'e dartsxvfrom these distances'in` accordance with thefrumsas hemafcerexpmfhed.- Theunitan'c'esfr'm which thel darts are' thrown 'are not necessarily' mired, but niay'be increased; or'. dejcreased 'according tothe size ofjvtajrgetusdar'id the skill` of the' group 'of players` participating. Hole'` 171s lplayed 011cm turnhy au players; then th'parg'et cloth is,'acharned by-11hrrhhg vhandige; '4o until ,lhle 2v isdisciosedand the piayprogressje's uhm the ehtire 'course dreightee'h hoies'is pia'y'ed.'

' Rule's ofplay" .Efah they 'off a"aarfhicwffeai@arcane th' dart lands in a water hazard'orcinalsetion here-i. by still greater directional control is'obtairedja'hdf* approximates the skill required -in'l using; a putf marked unplayable lie 53 (Fig. 6) in making any shot other than a tee shot an extra stroke is added for removing the dart (the ball) from the hazard. Upon removing the ball from the hazard the player throws for the next objective area.v e In making a tee shot if the ball lands in a hazard; the player is 'penalizedfa stroke and drivestagair from the sameposition.

A dart that lands outside the objective area for that portion of the hole in play is considered a dubbed-shot, and the dart must be rethrown from the sameV position until it lands within the 1 particular obj ective area.

AIncase a dart fails to stick in the target board, itfsoounte as Ia5strc'ike and the player remains at' thesanle position and throws at the same objective'area': lIfsuch an unsuccessful shot was made while playing on the fairway it is considere'd"a"^lo`stball, and if made at the green it is termed a dubbed shot. *l

lnplayinga p'nthree' hole, the'pl'ayerselects a' fm'ashi'e dart 4'4,r standsat theve'foot mark from'the'. target and endeavors ,tov make a suc'-v cessfl approach' shot' by landing' the dart on the objective area within the' blue circle'55- The possible lobjective combinations' in which hazards arefavoided'toy play par golf or' better' are a's follows: (a) If the' mashi'e dar'tl44` landsin the cup 57 (black disc) av hole-n-'o'neis made;

(blifth In'aslie dart lands' in the redcircle' 56, but ou'i'lsidethe'cl'1p' 7,'tl1cV player advances tothe four foot mark, selects the Hputter dart 45 and throws, and if it lands 'in the blue" circle' 55 ambdie (one strokey leSS than' pvarYiS made; and ("Clif the' ,mash dart lands n'the'ble circle 55, but' outsi'deof the red circle 56, it 'is equivalent to landing' on th'e green 6I. The player is now ready to putt, the puttenfI dart' 45' is selected and'thrown from the four foot mark; If this Second Shot lari'clsifil fthe Clip 57a "bdi'e SV rr'i'ade.A If the'vdat 45 lands Within the blue' ci`rcl'el5'5,A but not' in' 'the' cup' 57, a" third shot is takenwith' the putter dart 45` from' the three foot niark on th'flo. If 4this dart 45 lands Within the blueV circle "55 the player h'as" holed out ih' threjstrok'es o'rpar.

Wfi''n'an approach'shot lands in a' trap 62 ora bunker 63 at'the green 6l it'is considered a stroke 'and the'pl'aye'r advances `to the putting line on the'ofloor (4`foot linell and takes two steps, approximately 24 inches, toA the right or left according to' which sidefof the center lin'e 54th'e `dart struck. Usingjthe niblick dart 46 los fromthat'polsi'tion thefplayer attempts to' land Y the'd'art the blu'e circle'z'55', but outside of a trap 62. If successful, the' pla'y'is equivalentI to' hav'- i'ng landed on 'the putting green 6l and the player returns tothe centerline Aofth'row and proceeds withthe'ply as"outline`d"in" (b)l and ',(c) above. If unsuccessful, that is, iithe niblick dart lands ih th 'same trap or ahotner'trap 'oh thev 'sa-'me' side of` the center line, the player again throwsffrom the olf-center` position. In case the dart then lands in a trap on the othersid'e ofl'the center Of course, itis possible for a player to hole out from a trap if the niblick dart lands in the cup 57 on the next throw.

1n playing par four holes the player uses the driver dart 43, stands at the six foot mark and attempts to make a successful drive by avoiding traps, bunkers, and other hazards and placing the dart safely within the fairway area 58 enclosed in the red rectangle 59. After a successful drive has been made, the play is the same as for a par three hole, the player then advances to the five foot line for the approach shot and uses a mashie dart 44.

A dart that lands between the fairway 58 and the red boundary lines 59 at the sides is considered in the roug When in the rough the player takes one side step of approximately twelve inches to the right or left of the center line of throw according to which side of the perpendicular center line 54 of the fairway the dart landed before the next shot is attempted with the mashie dart. However, the player is now making an approach shot and he advances to the next nearest throwing line marked on the floor before throwing the mashie dart from the aforementioned angle.

When a dart lands in a trap 62 or bunker 63 on the fairway, the player moves sidewisev two steps, approximately 24 inches, depending on which side of the center line 54 the particular hazard is located but advances to the next throwing line and attempts to place the niblick dart within the blue circle 55. In case this dart lands in the cup 57 the player scores an eagle for fthe hole.

On par five holes the player stands at the six foot mark and attempts to make a successful tee or drive shot by landing the driver dart 43 on the fairway 58 within the red rectangle 59 and below the black line 60. It the dart lands in a trap or bunker on the fairway the rules described for traps and bunkers on the fairway for par four holes are then applied. When making a tee shot, if the dart avoids the hazards and lands on the fairway below the black line 60, the player remains at the six foot mark and again uses the driver dart 43, but this time attempts to land the dart in the red rectangle 59 above the black line 60. This latter play is the same as making the rst drive or tee shot on a par four hole and the rules for playing a par four hole are now followed.

To record the number of throws, score cards are furnished which are used in the same manner as in a game of outdoor golf to record the number of strokes each player uses in playing each hole.

It will be understood that the invention is capable of many other modifications and adaptations and is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. y

What is claimed is:

l. A game apparatus of skill comprising a game target indicating a series of courses to be traversed, each of said courses including a series of distinguishable areas at various distances from the ultimate objective, and a plurality of darts of diierent construction and difficulty of manipulationrepresenting implements used in an outdoor game and to be thrown at said course, the area struck by each dart determining the dart to be thrown next.

2. A game of simulated golf comprising a target bearing a representation of a golf course, each hole of the course being divided into predetermined areas, a plurality of darts of different construction representing the various golf y clubs, which darts are thrown by the players at the areas in a given sequence to advance the play from "tee to cup in a minimum number of strokes according to the skill of the players, the area struck by a particular dart determining the type of dart to be thrown subsequently.

3. A game of simulated golf comprising a target having a representation of a hole of a golf course, the fairway, hazards and green of said golf hole being provided with boundary lines indicative of the possible lengths of drive of a golf ball in play, and a plurality of different darts requiring different degrees of skill in manipulating and representing golf clubs, which darts are to be thrown by the player from various distances and angles at certain areas within the boundary lines to advance the golf play according to the skill of the player and predeterminedv rules.

4. A game of simulated golf including a target depicting a plurality of holes of a golf course, means for moving the target to bring each hole successively into view, and a plurality of darts of different construction and difficulty of manipulation representing the various golf clubs, which darts are thrown at successive parts of each hole depicted on the target from various distances, the particular darts to be thrown from particular positions being determined by thev areas struck in sequential play.

5. A game of simulated golf including target material depicting a golf course and having distinguishable areas, a target board, means for moving the material over the target board, means for maintaining the material in a taut condition over the target board, and a plurality of darts of diierent construction and diiliculty of manipulation representing different golf clubs associated with a golf ball, by means of which golf plays may be simulated including the sequential plays of driving, approach, hazard and putting from various distances and angles by throwing the darts at the areas in a predetermined succession, the area struck by a dart determining the position of the playerand the particular dart to be thrown next.

CHARLES J. SELL. HARRY R. MCKENNEY. 

